Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families Friday after a 7-year-old boy adopted by a woman from Tennessee was sent alone on a one-way flight back to Moscow with a note saying he was violent and had severe psychological problems.

I so hope this poor child can get some help. I do not know how long he had been in the orphanage before adoption (last September) but I hope someone comes forward who can help him.

Lots of kids fly unaccompanied all over the place - I know my friends in Spain who were the kids of austrian diplomats talked about doing it all the time as kids.

But yes, the whole concept is just so wrong... One thing I read said it was actually grandma who put him on the flight not mom/dad... Not that that makes it any better, just another wierd twist mostly...

Well yea, my kid has flown unaccomponied too, but not at 7 internationally with a one way ticket. From what I remember when we did it, it was some time ago, there were age limits based on flight distance. This was domestically of course.